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Five months later

Reid looked at himself in the mirror, he stroked his hair and then his shirt, he checked the buttons on his vest and took a deep breath. Today was his first day back at work since being stabbed by Martin and left for dead, he had passed the evaluation tests and he'd been approved for active duty. He may have passed the tests but he felt shaky inside. He didn't think it would take so long to get over what Martin did to him but it had. Morgan and the others had stayed by his side the entire time and had never stopped supporting him. Martin had left scars over his body that he wished he could just wipe away, like water washing away dirt. He had kept his hair short and planned to keep it short for the rest of his life. As he walked forward, he took one last look at himself in the mirror and then put the black cover back over the mirror.

Reid only had two mirrors in his whole apartment, a small one in the bathroom and one in his bedroom, both stayed covered unless he needed to check his clothing. He heard the horn from outside and grabbed his bag. He left the apartment but made sure to lock all three of the locks he had installed. As he walked down the stairs, he thought about the last five months. He had moved into a new apartment in a safe neighbourhood, he didn't miss his old apartment or the memories that he knew lingered there. The landlord of the building had been unable to find anyone willing to take the apartment, word of what had happened travelled fast to anyone who went there and no-one wanted an apartment stained with phantom blood. Garcia had helped him when he got scared but Morgan always helped him more. He was very excited to go on their date which they had put off till now.

Morgan didn't want to rush into anything because he didn't want Reid to suffer setbacks in his recovery. They were going to dinner in three days time and he knew Morgan didn't expect him to do anything after. He had made Martin wait two months before sleeping with him and only four months after their first time together, he'd been subjected to hell in the back of that car. Hotch had helped him regain his gun qualification while Rossi and Blake had come by at least twice a week each to talk to him about lectures, profiling and all different types of things. Blake had also taught him to sign during his time off work, it hadn't been easy but he had learned it quickly. JJ had him over for dinner every week and then after dinner, she would take him into the living room and talk with him. Sometimes, he couldn't help breaking down into tears, sometimes just the sight of Henry set him off.

He told JJ about the times when he would lie in bed after Martin had beaten and assaulted him, he would think about Henry and why he was enduring all the pain for him. He imagined Henry having a family of his own one day and he imagined JJ sitting with Will and their grandchildren. She had cried sometimes with him. Sliding on his sunglasses, he walked out of the apartment building and got into Morgan's car.

"Hey, kid. Ready for your first day?" Morgan smiled.

"I think so," he nodded.

"Look, Reid, no-one expects you to come back and act like you used to. You've come a long way since Martin."

"It's taken five months and I still think about what he did," he said in a stoic voice. "Martin took up over a year of my life and then he tried to murder me because I broke his stupid rules. It's been five months and I'm still this."

"I'm calling Hotch, you're not ready to come back."

"Don't you dare, I passed all the tests and I want to come back. I can't stand being in the apartment anymore. Please, I need to move on with my life and that means going to work and in three days, going on a date with you. We've waited long enough. Just take me to work and I promise that if anything affects me too much, I'll come and find you."

"You better," Morgan said before turning the engine back on.

Reid walked into the BAU bullpen and found that it look different, he had avoided coming to the BAU for fear of people knowing what he had gone through. "It looks different."

"They did some redecorating," Morgan explained. "I know it looks different but it's still the BAU."

"Welcome back, Reid!" Reid turned around to find himself pulled into a strong hug by Garcia.

"Hey, Garcia."

"You wore the outfit I picked out," she grinned. "It's so good to see you here. You can come to me anytime today if you need help. I just want you to have a good first day back."

"I'm hoping that I have a good first day back," he sighed.

"You will, pretty boy," Morgan said as he led him down the stairs to his desk. "We haven't moved any of your stuff. One of the other agents tried to touch your things but Garcia practically ripped his head off."

"I'm late for a meeting," Garcia said suddenly, she leaned up and kissed Reid's cheek. "Remember, I'm here for you and so is everyone else."

They both watched her walk off with her pink pen and pink binder in hand.

"I'm going to get settled, come to me if you need anything."

"I will," Reid nodded.

Three days later

Reid stared down at his dinner, he picked up his fork and began to dig in to the chinese food in front of him. Morgan took a sip of his soda and began to eat his own food, they had kept silent for most of the date and he knew it was because this wasn't just dinner, this was a date and things could happen after a date. Part of him wanted Morgan to pick him up, kiss him and do everything that he had dreamed of. Another part of him was afraid, no-one had touched him like that since Martin and the man in front of him wasn't just a man, it was Morgan sitting in front of him. His best friend, a friend he had developed feelings for.

"Why are you drinking soda?" Reid broke the silence.

"I'm not going to drink beer around you," Morgan said. "You know why."

"You're not him."

"I know but I want to make you feel comfortable."

"Did you ever think that you'd be on a date with me the first time you saw me?" Reid asked.

"No, but I didn't know about your sexuality back then and you didn't know about my sexuality. My family doesn't know about my bisexual status."

"Why are you bisexual?"

"I can enjoy myself with both men and women, I'll admit that I've had a few one night stands with men and I was in a relationship with a man called Zachary for a while but it didn't work out, I won't go into details. I've dated women, had one night stands with women and had one or two good relationships."

"You've got more experience than me," Reid said before shifting a little.

"I'm sorry, I let my mouth run sometimes. You have to remember that I'm older than you. Apart from you know who, what other experiences have you had?"

"An experience in college which wasn't that good, more hurtful than anything. I was in a relationship with Harry, like I told you when I was in hospital and then I met Martin. That's it. Harry was a wonderful man but he couldn't choose between his ex-boyfriend and me. He broke my heart because I thought he really cared about me. I walked in on his ex and him and told him he had two hours to get out. He was gone when I got back along with all his stuff. He left me a note with just I'm sorry written on it. I'm sorry, you don't need to hear this."

"You can't ever be afraid to be honest with me, pretty boy," Morgan said before reaching out his hand and holding Reid's hand.

"I like it when you call me that," Reid smiled gently.

Reid sat on the couch with Morgan in his apartment, he just liked being close to his new home and Morgan didn't mind coming back. He noticed Morgan staring at the covered mirror that was visible due to him leaving his bedroom door open. He quickly got off the couch and closed the door. "Reid, why is the mirror covered?"

"No reason," Reid lied as he sat back down.

"Pretty boy, don't lie to me."

Reid closed his eyes and but his lip. "I don't like looking at myself in the mirror. I only look in it when I have to. He's left me with so many scars and I can't stand them. I'm ugly now."

"No, you're not ugly. You're beautiful and I wish you would accept that."

Reid went to talk but found Morgan's lips pressing against his own in a kiss, he was still for a moment before he remembered who had started kissing him, he kissed Morgan back and felt a rush of heat go through his blood. Morgan moved from his mouth and began to kiss down his neck. He leaned back as Morgan came forward and pressed him down on the couch. Every part of him wanted Morgan, he froze when Morgan gently tugged down his shirt to show a cigarette burn on his shoulder. Morgan leaned down and kissed the scar. Without realising it, his hands were on Morgan's belt and already undoing it. Morgan came away and grabbed his hands.

"Pretty boy, I want you to take a moment and think about this, I could go on kissing you all night if that is what you want. I'll go as far as you want me to and no further. How far do you want to go?"

Reid thought about it for a moment, he had not felt this excited or happy in a long time. For a moment, being given the choice confused him but he soon regained his thoughts. He wanted Morgan, every part of him. He had spent too many nights screaming from nightmares about Martin. Now, he was being given the choice and he knew what he wanted. He wanted to feel something new.

"I want you," he smiled before pulling away the belt. "You gave me the choice and I choose to do this. Don't stop, please."

Morgan came down lifted Reid up, he pressed Reid against the wall and felt his pretty boy wrap his legs around him. He carried him to the bedroom and kicked the door close.

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